Pump



T. BURDICK.

PUMP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I. I9I9.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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PUMP.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1,1919.

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T. BURDICK.

PUMP.

APPLICATION FILED APB. I. 1.9I9.

Famed Mar. 2, 1920.

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/qarngl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

THOMAS BURDICK, OF MURRAY, UTAE, ASSIGNOR TO BUBDICK PUMP COMPANY, 0F PRICE, UTAH, A CORPORATIN OF UTAH.

PUMP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

Application filed pril 1, 1916. Serial No. 286,724.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS BUrzDICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Murray, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pumps and has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character whereby water received from a waterfall can be used for operating the device and a portion of said water retained and forced to a desired point for various purposes.

Another object of this invention is the provision of main water receiving cylinders which have associated therewith power developing means adapted to at certain times receive a portion of the water from said cylinders for actuating the device while the remaining portion of the water is saved and forced to a desired point by said power developing means.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a construction wherein any number of power developing means can be nlployed according to the amount of waterfa A still further object of this invention is the provision of a pump of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and eiicient, and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure '1 is a perspective view of a pump constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig,A 1, illustrating the intake and outlet pipes, and the means for controlling the water from the cylinders to the power developing means,

Fig. `lis an enlarged sectional view of one of the cylinders,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the cylinders illustrating a valve controlling rod associated therewith,

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of one of the water receiving receptacles,

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6, illustrating the valve for said receptacles,

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of one of the receptacles illustrating the trip for actuating the valve thereof,

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view of the outlet pipe.

Fig. 10 is a similar view of the inlet pipe.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral l indicates the base having secured thereto a vertically disposed standard 2 carrying at its upper end outlet branch pipes 3 that extend in opposite directions and have connected thereto an outlet pipe 4, adapted to convey water to any desired point. Spaced vertically disposed guide rods 5 are secured to the base 1 and have secured to their upper ends. main water receiving cylinders 6 and 7 that have their upper ends closed by apertured caps 8.

An inlet pipe 8 has each end connected to coupling members 9 carried by the bottom wall of the cylinders 6 and 7. A supply pipe 10 is connected to the inlet pipe at a point intermediate its ends for the purpose of supplying said inlet pipe with water from a suitable waterfall which may be in the form of a run as illustrated at 11 or may be taken directly from a waterfall that may be any source of water fed to the device by gravity. The coupling members 9 are adapted to permit the water to enter the cylinders 6 and 7 and the inlet pipe is equipped with check valves 12 for preventing the water after entering the cylinders from passing back to the supply pipe 10. Pistons 13 are located within the cylinders 6 and 7 and have the usual piston rods 14 that eX- tend through the apertured caps 8 and have their upper ends connected to the ends of a walking beam 15 by universal connections or joints 16. Each of the pistons 13 comprise a pair of sections detachably secured together by set screws 17 so that washers can be interposed between the sections thereby establishing a leak-proof piston. The washers have contact with the walls of the cylinders. The walking beam is pivotally connected to a vertical standard 18 carried by the outlet pipe 4 and said standard is reinforced by braces 19 that have their upper ends connected to the standard while their lower ends are connected to the inlet p Irl`he bottom walls of the cylinders 6 and 7 are provided with openings 2O which openings are closed by oscillating valve plates 21 which are secured to the bottoms of said cylinders and have openings 22 adapted to be brought into registration with the openings when it is desired to permit the water within cylinders to drain therefrom. The valve plates 21 are secured to the cylinders by means of clamps 23 which are adjustably connected to the cylinders whereby said valve plates may be moved toward and from the bottom walls of said cylinders. Extensions 24 are secured to the valve plates and are disposed within elongated slots 25 formed within a valve operating rod 26. The valve operating rod E26 has spaced lugs or pins 27 between which is positioned a pin'29 carried by the lower end of a lever 30. The lever 30 is pivotally connected to a clamp 31 carried by the standard 18 and also the outlet pipe 4. The lever 30 is provided with a long arm portiony and a short arm portion. The long arm portion is provided with the pin 29 at its free end while the short arm portion is provided with spaced openings so that a link 32 can be adjustably connected ,'thereto. The other end of the link 32 is adjustably connected to the walking beam 15 so that upon the movement of the walking beam the valve operating rod will be reciprocated for opening and 'closing the valve plates 21 of the cylinders 6 and 7. Adjustable buttons 33 are mounted within the slots 25 of the valve actuating rod 26 and are adapted to be adjusted within said slots so as to regulate the opening and closing of the valve plates.

Piston rods 34 are connected to the pistons 13 and extend through the coupling members 9 for connection with power developing receptacles 35 which are slidablymounted upon the guide rods 5. The bottom walls of the receptacles 35 are provided with openings 36 which are opened and closed by valve plates 37. The valve plates 37 being provided with openings 38 adapted'to be alined with the openings 36 when itis desired ,to drain water from said receptacles. It will be noted that the receptacles 35 are mounted directly under the cylinders and are moved upwardly and downwardly with the pistons 13 so that when the receptacles get in close proximity with the lower ends ofthe cylinders, the valve plates'Ql will be rocked alining the openings 20 and 22 so that the water or a portion within the cylinders may drain into said reeptacles. The piston rods 34 extend through the bottom walls of the receptacles 35 and plates 37 and have threaded to their lower ends nuts 40. Springs 41 are interposed between the nuts and the valve plates 37 so that said valve plates will be held in tight engagement with the bottom walls of the receptacles 35. The coupling members 9 have positioned therein stuffing boxes or glands 42'which permit the piston rods 34 to'reciprocate through said coupling members but which will prevent water leaking around said piston rods.

When the receptacles 35 reach a certain point upon the guide rods 5, the valve plates 37 are actuated by trips 43, so as to bring the openings 38 in registration with the openings 36 thus permitting the water with.- in the receptacles to drain therefrom.

The trips 43 consist of arcuate shaped members 44 having their ends secured to pairs ofthe guide rods 5 and have formed thereon bifurcated arms 45 whichl are disposed upwardly in an inclined plane to receive extensions `46 formed on the valve plates 37 so that upon the extensions contacting with said arms 45 on the ldownward movement of the receptacles, the valve plates will be opened and on upward movement said valve plates will be closed.

A walking beam" 47 is pivotedy to the standard 2 and has pivoted to each end buckets 48 that are slidably mounted on the guide rods 5 below. the receptacles 35. The buckets 48 are equipped with valves 49 similar in construction to the valves 37 and are actuated by trips 50 secured to guide rods 5 so that said valves' will be opened and closed during the downward andy upward movement of the buckets 48. The walking beam 47 is connected with the walking beam 15 by rods 51 so that the power developed by the buckets 4S will be transmitted to the walking beam 15. y

The outlet branch pipes 3 have their ends connected to the inlet branch pipes and are provided with check valves 52 so as to relieve the cylinders 6 and 7 of the weight of the water within the outlet pipe 4.

Shields 53 are carried by the upper ends of the guide rods 5 for the purpose of guiding the water from the cylinders 7 into 'the receptacles 35 when said receptacles move in close proximity to the cylinders. The

shields 53 are provided with openings so that the valve actuating rod can move therethrough and also the inlet branch pipes may extend therein for connection with the coupling members 9. v

1n operation, it will be noted that the pistons 13 reciprocate in opposite directions, also the receptacles and buckets and that water is fed by gravity into said cylinders from any character of waterfall which must be above the cylinders. When the pistons move upwardly in the cylinders, the receptacles are also moved upwardly and water enters said cylinders and substantially ills them and on the pistons moving downwardly, the valves 21 are immediate y opened permitting a portion or approximately two-thirds of the water in the cylinders to drain into the receptacles 35 which aid in forcing said receptacles and the pistons downwardly. l/Vhen the pistons reach two-thirds of their downward strokes the valves 21 immediately close and on the further movement of the pistons downwardly the remaining portion of the water in the cylinders is forced outwardly through the outlet branch pipes and outlet pipe l to the desired point. l/Vhen the receptaclesv 35 move downwardly the buckets 48 move upwardly receiving the water from said receptacles when they move to a point adjacent their lowermost position so that the weight of the water in the buckets causes them to move downwardly and they aid in again raising the pistons and receptacles and owing to the. parts working in opposite directions the device is kept in continuous operation.

If desired any number of pairs of buckets can be used by duplicating the walking beam 47 and connecting such additional walking beams to said walking beam 47 by rods similar to the rods 51, this being desirable when a large volume of waterfall can be had. v

In case the device is used in connection with a small waterfall, an auxiliary motor 54 of any desired character can be connected to the walking beam 15 by a rod 55.

l/Vhile 1 have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A pump comprising main water receiving cylinders having connection with a waterfall, pistons reciprocating in the cylinders in opposite directions, power developing means receiving a portion of the water from said cylinders, means connectingsaid power developing means to the pistons, and an outlet pipe receiving` the remaining portion of the water from said cylinders.

2. A pump comprising main water receiving c ylinders having connection with a waterfall, pistons reciprocating in the cylinders in opposite directions, power developing means having connection with the pistons and receiving a. portion of the water from the cylinders, a. second power developfrom said cylinders.

3. A pump comprising a base, guide rods carried by said base, cylinders secured to said guide rods and having connection with a waterfall, pistons reciprocally mounted within said cylinders, receptacles reciprocally mounted on the guide rods and having connection with the pistons, means connecting the pistons together, and means associated with the last named means for controlling the water from the cylinders into said receptacles, and an outlet pipe connected to the cylinders receiving a portion of the water therefrom after the filling of said receptacles with water and on the downward movement of the pistons.

4. A pump comprising a base, guide rods carried by said base, cylinders secured to said guide rods, pistons reciprocally mounted in the cylinders, means connecting the pistons, receptacles slidably mounted on the guide rods and connected to the pistons, means connecting the cylinders to a waterfall, valves in said cylinders, means opening and closing the valves during the upward and downward movement of the pistons and receptacles to permit a portion ofv the water within the cvlinders to empty into the receptacles, means emptying the receptacles of the water when in their lowermost position. and an outlet ine connected to the cylinders for receiving the remaining portion of the wat-er within the cylinders.

5. A pump comprising a base, guide rods secured to said base, cylinders secured to said rods, pistons reciprocally mounted in the cylinders, a standard secured to the base, a walking beam pivote/d to the standards, means connecting the walking beam with the pistons, means connecting the cylinders to a. waterfall, receptacles slidablv mounted on said guide rods and having connection with the pistons, controlling valves in said cylinders, means having connection with the walking beam for opening and closing the valves during the movement of the pistons for supplying the receptacles with a portion of the water within the cylinders, valves carried by said receptacles, and trips carried by said guide rods for opening and closing the last named valves on the receptacles moving into and out of their lowermost position, and means receiving the remaining portion of the water within the cylinders on the downward movement of the pistons and receptacles.

6. A pump comprising a base, standards carried by said base, guide rods secured to said base, cylinders secured to said guide rods and having connection with a Waterfall, pistons reciprocally mounted Within said cylinders, a Walking beam pivoted to the standards and having connection with the pistons, receptacles slidably mounted on the guide rods and having` connection With the pistons, controlling valves carried by the cylinders, a valve actuating rod adjustably connected to said valves, means connecting the valve actuating rods to the walking beam for opening` and closing said valves, valves carried by said receptacles, trips carried by the guide rods and adapted to open and close the last named valves, and means connected with the cylinders for receiving a portion of the Water therefrom.

7. A pump comprising a base, standards secured to said base, guide rods carried by said base, cylinders secured to said guide rods, pistons reciprocally mounted Within said cylinders, means connecting the cylinders to a Waterfall, a Walkingbeam pivoted to the standards, means connecting the pistons to the Walking beam, receptacles slidably mounted on the Ouide rods and having connection With the pistons, valves in said cylinders, a valve actuating rod adjustably connected to said valves, means connecting the rod Witli the Walking beam, valves in said receptacles, trips carried by theguide rods for opening and closing the valves of the receptacles, a second Walking beam pivoted to the standards, buckets slidably mounted on the guide rods and pivotally connected to the ends of the second named Walking beams, means connecting the Walking beams, valves carried by the bucket-s,

and trips carried by the guide rods for opening and closing the valves of the buckets on the buckets reaching their loWermost position.

In testimony whereof I atiX my signature in presence of a Witness.

' THOMAS BURDICK. Witness:

BURNETT P. JONES. 

